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Santorum: It's Not Even Halftime Yet

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:46:21 CDT

With twitchy Republicans looking to put an end to an onerous and hard-fought primary season, Rick Santorum is saying not so fast, reports Politico . “This race isn’t even at halftime yet, we haven’t even selected half of the delegates yet,” Santorum told Fox News Sunday this morning. But with Romney...

Dean: What's the Tea Party Smoking?

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:42:42 CDT

If nothing else, the S&P downgrade made for a lively August Sunday on the talk show circuit, with anyone who is anyone booking an appearance to sling some blame for the US' brand new AA+ rating . The Democrats pointed directly at the Tea Party and its refusal to raise revenues,...

Howard Dean: Don't Dismiss Sarah Palin

Mark Russell — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:11:05 CDT

Don't be so fast to write off Sarah Palin's chances at winning the presidency, warns former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, who tut-tuts Washington insiders for dismissing her out of hand. “Any time you have a contest—particularly when unemployment is as high as it is —nobody gets a...

GOP Candidates Too Loud or Too Boring

Kevin Spak — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:57:50 CST

Tim Pawlenty took a daring step towards explosive rhetoric recently: he declared the country’s mounting debt a “pile of poo.” Try not to look too offended. “Clearly, the guy running the bleep button for the GOP primary debates isn’t worried about Tim Pawlenty,” quips Jonah Goldberg of the LA Times...

Potential Obama Challenger in 2012 Is ... Howard Dean?

John Johnson — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:43:40 CDT

The jockeying is well under way among Republicans to see who will emerge as the GOP challenger to President Obama in 2012. But at Politico , Roger Simon says the White House is keeping a wary eye on a Democrat: Howard Dean. "While today it looks impossible" that Obama would face...

Jackson: Breitbart 'Morally Wrong'

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:19:55 CDT

Lips were flapping about Shirley Sherrod all over the Sunday dial this morning, with Jesse Jackson calling out Andrew Breitbart as "morally wrong," reports Politico. He then slapped the White House's "tendency to buckle," in pressuring Sherrod to step down without "due process." Howard Dean piled on to blame Fox...

He's Baaack: Dean Leads Lefty Charge Against Obama

Harry Kimball — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:22:17 CST

Howard Dean’s return to the national stage with stinging criticism of the compromises Democratic leaders accepted on health care reform has thrilled disaffected progressives—and even sparked talk of another run for president. One liberal blogger says his dusted-off bona fides make Dean “perfectly positioned” to challenge Obama in 2012....

Axelrod: Dean Not Insane

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:30:00 CST

David Axelrod and Howard Dean took their health care smackdown to the Sunday dial today, with Axelrod conceding that OK, maybe the former Vermont gov isn't crazy. “I didn't say he was insane," the White House adviser told This Week. " “What I said was, it would be insane to pass...

Dems Treat Obama Like GOP Did Bush in Final Year

Will McCahill — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:11:40 CST

President Obama’s support among his fellow Democrats—yep, looking at you, Howard Dean —is in a steeper dive than his opinion-poll numbers, and reminds David Broder of the last months of George W. Bush’s administration. But that was 7 years in for Republicans, he writes in the Washington Post . “I...